I was a big fan of the books, I highly recommend them -they are an easy read (I was done the trilogy in about 9 hrs) but you get really attached to
the characters.

The movie did a good job, but felt a little rushed (not surprising though). They missed the little details but got the general idea across.

What I found most surprising was the reactions of fans over black characters being y'know...black in the movie. Maybe they didn't pay enough
attention while reading, but it was both funny and sad at the same time.

Never saw the movie but was forced to read the book at school. The most dismal book I ever had the misfortune to read.

Speaking of remakes... The original French film...
or it's English language paltry remake.
ETA Imdb ratings, when voted on by critics and hundreds if not thousands of "regular" viewers often do not lie.

having not read the books, I wasn't going in with much expectations. Here's my 2 cents....

The first thing I said when I left the theater..... "That was written by a woman right?" "Yes".... "Thought so".

Sorry, I don't mean to sound sexist, but the movie really really felt like it was an action film by women, for women.

There were many scenes where I thought [snip] was about to hit the fan. Or, thinking, "oh no, this is gonna turn out very very bad". And each time,
the story didn't capitalize on potential and fell flat.

Having read the books, the first one is soft in a teen drama love triangle way. And while the subsequent books continue to capitalize on that market,
if they play their cards right they could have two films that could appeal to a much broader market. I don't want to throw down any spoilers for
anyone who wants to read the books and be surprised, but it has potential. What they do with it is anybodies guess, but I hope they spend more time
on content than on fluff.

Read the first book, and I liked it. The movie is sold out here for the next two weeks, so I won't be seeing it anytime soon. I read Twilight and I
have to say that this book was about 1000000x better, better story, and written with a little more care. The Twilight author is just sloppy.

Any movie made from now until the end of time will always be a re-make, re-write, re-hash of the same stories over and over and over again, so it
doesn't matter if the movie is "like" some other movie, they are all copies. Besides, it's about money not content. An original idea doesn't
exist, and that goes for art too.

Anyway, I want to see the movie. I really like Peeta and I also want to see this post-apocalyptic world.

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